Hi Lauren,

I would love to have you write a post representing this side of Africa – that’s part of the purpose of this series. All I ask is that you keep it child-friendly and use photos you took. Let me know if you are interested.

Thanks!
MaryAnne

It is almost as if Europeans and Americans refuse to acknowledge the similarities in ways of life in Africa – we have iPads, iPhones, laptops, internet, cable TV, high-rise buildings, stock-exchanges and the latest models of BMW’s etc etc etc. Yet all the focus goes to hut and weird dancing and lions. Lions which are in game reserves not wandering around wild, and small groups of people such as the Masai, who are more of a tourist attraction than anything else, and who are often practicing medical doctors, lawyers and engineers as well.

What an amazing experience!